Brazil1
Pronunciation: /brəˈzɪl/
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Definition of Brazil
- the largest country in South America; population 198,739,300 (est. 2009); official language, Portuguese; capital, Brasilia. Portuguese name Brasil. /braˈzil/
Brazil is the fifth-largest country in the world. Previously inhabited largely by Tupi and Guarani peoples, Brazil was colonized by the Portuguese, who imported large numbers of slaves from West Africa to work on sugar plantations. The country was proclaimed an independent empire in 1822, becoming a republic after the overthrow of the monarchy in 1889